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Government should be weak, amateurish and ridiculous. At present, it fulfills only a third of the role. — Edward Abbey
Greatness after all, in spite of its name, appears to be not so much a certain size as a certain quality in human lives. It… — Phillips Brooks
Natural ability and educational advantages do not figure as factors in this matter of prayer; but a capacity for faith, the power of a thorough… — Edward McKendree Bounds
The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition. — Oswald Chambers
Trust perfected is prayer perfected. Trust looks to receive the thing asked for and gets it. Trust is not a belief that God can bless… — Edward McKendree Bounds
From the day of Pentecost until the present time, it has been necessary to be of one accord in prayer before the Spirit of God… — John Mott
I trust there are none here present, who profess to be followers of Christ who do not also practice prayer in their families. We may… — Charles Spurgeon
It is an irrational claim to believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ and at the same time to hold that the greater part of… — Swami Vivekananda
The reason that extended solitude seemed so hard to endure was not that we missed others but that we began to wonder if we ourselves… — Doris Grumbach
Wherein lies a poet's claim to originality? That he invents his incidents? No. That he was present when his episodes had their birth? No. That… — Edith Wharton
The use of literature is to afford us a platform whence we may command a view of our present life, a purchase by which we… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The purpose of meditation practice is not enlightenment; it is to pay attention even at extraordinary times, to be of the present, nothing-but-in-the-present, to bear… — Peter Matthiessen
Always obey your parents - when they are present. — Mark Twain
People often ask me, "What's the difference between couplehood and babyhood?" In a word? Moisture. Everything in my life is now more moist. Between your… — Paul Reiser
Intolerance of your present creates your future. — Mike Murdock
We must destroy all which in the present school answers to the organization of constraint, the artificial surroundings by which children are separated from nature… — Francesc Ferrer i Guardia
A society is always eager to cover misdeeds with a cloak of forgetfulness, but no society can fully repress an ugly past when the ravages… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Each feminist work has tended to be received as if it emerged from nowhere; as if each one of us had lived, thought, and worked… — Adrienne Rich
Charity is an ugly trick. It is a virtue grown by the rich on the graves of the poor. Unless it is accompanied by sincere… — Rebecca West
I try to live my life every day in the present, and try not to turn a blind eye to injustice and need. — Susan Sarandon

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